Dived Straight In With The Orca Tl550

[seffieuk]

ill check my LFS today

goodness everything is sooo expensive!
It is indeed

any one know how to adjust the protein skimmer?
Yes, there is is a little thing you can turn, it's on top of the pipe

and where is the uv steriliser?
It's in with the pump for the spray bar, it is worked by the little box with a light on

carbon? rowaphos?
Yes, put it in the lttle bag that comes with the rowaphos and stick it in one of the sumps at the back

Also get some lr rubble for the back, you may have some in the tank you could use

Ditch the bio balls and filter

You must get the extra copapods asap - buy two lots, one for the tank and one to start a culture on the window sill. All you need is a container, air pump and some phytofeast - will be ready to start harvesting in about three weeks

Can you see the bone running along the side of the Mandy?

Photos please and a description of your journey and setting up

Seffie x

 

[bollands]

ok will they sell copepod and food at my LFS (maidenhead aquatics)?
no the mandarin looks fine and healthy but apparently hes 11months old or so and hes only1.5 to 2 inch long
i know to feed the clowns little but how little?

many thanks camera on charge should be soon

charlie

 

[seffieuk]

ok will they sell copepod and food at my LFS (maidenhead aquatics)?

very few fish shops sell them - follow the link that BigC gave you, thats what most of us did

no the mandarin looks fine and healthy but apparently hes 11months old or so and hes only1.5 to 2 inch long - did she tell you what he was eating?

i know to feed the clowns little but how little?

Are they the only fish, cuc?

Think we need a full list of contents and defo pictures

you do have test kits and water changing stuff don't you? - as you are going to need it soon, you are bound to have a spike and with the clowns in there you will need to do many water changes in the next few weeks to keep them healthy

many thanks camera on charge should be soon

charlie

Seffie x

 

[bollands]

i have a hermit crab, lobster thing, 2 clowns, and a mandarin and some turbo snails. corals are a sponge some feather dusters i found growing on the live rock.
i shouldnt get a spike if everything including rock water and live stock came from her she gave me the whole lot. i think i might get a fire or cleaner shimp today and maybe another coral.

 

[Truck]

i have a hermit crab, lobster thing, 2 clowns, and a mandarin and some turbo snails. corals are a sponge some feather dusters i found growing on the live rock.
i shouldnt get a spike if everything including rock water and live stock came from her she gave me the whole lot. i think i might get a fire or cleaner shimp today and maybe another coral.

no no no, dont buy any live stock for a good month, give things time to settle down, and any spikes to appear

 

[bollands]

i dont get why i will have a spike it is not a new tank nothing is new!!!!!!

 

[Truck]

i dont get why i will have a spike it is not a new tank nothing is new!!!!!!

because your live rock wont have had any flow during the move so some of the bacteria may have starved and died. so you will have to wait or you run the risk of loosing live stock or having your tank crash

 

[bollands]

oohhhh ok

my protein skimmer doesnt seem to be that affective either there are no bubbles or loads including water that fills the cup in 30secs

 

[Truck]

oohhhh ok

my protein skimmer doesnt seem to be that affective either there are no bubbles or loads including water that fills the cup in 30secs

you might need to adjust the water level. and also check that the air intake isnt blocked etc.

 

[bollands]

ive found the cup slips down....
gotta buy another i want to buy good but good wont fit

ANY IDEAS?

do u have a boyu filter?

 

[Truck]

ive found the cup slips down....
gotta buy another i want to buy good but good wont fit

ANY IDEAS?

do u have a boyu filter?

i have the boyu skimmer that comes with the orca and mine used to work fine. and im sure it will do when i next use it. give it some time to start producing bubbles. in lower the water level by raising it

 

[bollands]

well its well and truely broken now

ordered another

do u have to rinse yours every week?

 

[Truck]

well its well and truely broken now

ordered another

do u have to rinse yours every week?

when i used it i took it apart every 2 weeks and rinsed it in RO water. what do you mean its broken? pics?

 

[bollands]

yer its fallen from the top and slides dwn the inside filling the whole cup with water

should be fine till the next one comess

woman i got tank from only topped up evaporation water with pre mixed salt!!!!
sg of 1.037!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

added ro water to bring it down 1.027 with 25 litres to dilute

need more tho

what first corals would u recommend?

 

[Truck]

yer its fallen from the top and slides dwn the inside filling the whole cup with water

should be fine till the next one comess

woman i got tank from only topped up evaporation water with pre mixed salt!!!!
sg of 1.037!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

added ro water to bring it down 1.027 with 25 litres to dilute

need more tho

what first corals would u recommend?

you didnt take it down in one go? you should have done it very slowly!!

some easy softies